In With the New
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Ruda in Purpose
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In any given day we make hundreds of tiny little choices that inevitably alter our future experiences. Each and every moment is incredibly important because it has so much power over your future self. If we are always making the more comfortable and known choice, we limit our potential for growth and future opportunities.
It is natural for us to gravitate toward the known, but if you think about the times in your life that have led to the most drastic changes in yourself, they have probably been triggered by a choice or event that wasn’t very known or comfortable. Think of yourself as one point on a giant web. The point is your consciousness and the web is your mind/behaviors/past experiences. Each time you reach past the web to connect to a different point, you grow the size of your web. Just like this, every time you choose to step outside of your comfort zone, you open yourself up to new knowledge and growth.
These choices don’t necessarily have to be physical activities or things you do, they can even be the way you think or react to a situation. It can be the way you treat someone. Anything that is different from what’s normal for you. This can be an interesting exercise because it allows you to gain new perspectives on your own life as you perceive your world differently. I wrote previously about finding your authentic self, this method of choosing things outside of your web can be a creative way of trying to learn about yourself. There is more opportunity for truth in unfamiliar circumstances than in the ones you have experienced a thousand times before.
The new is always important to us as we are curious creatures. The times when we are experiencing it are the times when we are really human beings. Think about why people love traveling so much. I try to take advantage of every opportunity to leave my comfort zone. Try it for yourself and see how you like it. Even if it’s a negative experience, it will still be more significant than the monotony of the old. Experiences are the pieces to the puzzle that is life, the more pieces you have, the better you can understand the picture.
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